Bitter Honey is officially out w/
@princetonupress.bsky.social!
It began with a question: why are bees struggling when we need them so badly? The answer led me into a bigger story about food, farming, and how we care for the living world.
I hope you’ll check it out! #bees #farming #savethebees
Jennie Durant
A revealing investigation into how industrial farming poses a growing threat to America's bees.
Bitter Honey by @jenniedurant.bsky.social is now available (21 July UK pub).
Find it here: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
#Agriculture #Bees
Island Press
Honeybees are essentially gig workers for Big Ag--trucked cross-country, pushed to pollinate on a schedule, exposed to pesticides. And now the Trump admin is shutting down the research labs beekeepers depend on. New op-ed in @theguardian.com bit.ly/3PU04EJ
#farming #farmSky #agriculture #bees
US beekeepers lost 60% of their colonies last winter and #beekeepers around the world are struggling with losses. We keep looking for a single culprit: mites, pesticides, etc.--but the real culprit is our industrialized food system. @theguardian.com
#farming #bees #agriculture
Driven by economic pressures in the honey market, the rise of industrial beekeeping has brought honeybees and pollinators to near-collapse. Our book of the week outlines how Big Ag has reshaped the lives of US honeybees.
By @jenniedurant.bsky.social on @islandpress.bsky.social
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We’re thinking about the crisis facing pollinators all wrong. And we’ve come to a crucial moment
🐝 30% of food supply depends on pollination and the infrastructure protecting it is being decommissioned.
No bees = no harvest.
The Conversation has the case for why that’s a food system problem, not just a bee problem.
Excellent article written by @jenniedurant.bsky.social worth your time 👇
I had the honor of copyediting this fascinating, well-researched book. Anyone who cares about ecosystems or food systems (which should be everyone) should read this!
The Syllabus
AltUSDA🐮🌱 Growing America’s Recalcitrance
Bitter Honey is officially out w/
@princetonupress.bsky.social!
It began with a question: why are bees struggling when we need them so badly? The answer led me into a bigger story about food, farming, and how we care for the living world.
I hope you’ll check it out! #bees #farming #savethebees
#Bees help pollinate one in three bites we eat. And yet USDA and USGS are planning to close critical bee labs and cut support for the public research our food system relies on — right when we need it most.
I wrote about what's at stake for @theconversation.com: theconversation.com/shutting-dow...
Bitter Honey is out today! Want to learn more? Check out this @newscientist.com review:
I wrote this piece for @us.theconversation.com about the proposed closure/reorganization of USDA and USGS bee labs — and what we stand to lose if public #bee research capacity is diminished just as beekeepers face alarming colony losses. #SaveTheBees
theconversation.com/shutting-dow...
I wrote this piece for @us.theconversation.com about the proposed closure/reorganization of USDA and USGS bee labs — and what we stand to lose if public #bee research capacity is diminished just as beekeepers face alarming colony losses. #SaveTheBees
theconversation.com/shutting-dow...
Bitter Honey book excerpt out on @irishlittimes.bsky.social! Learn about the early history of honey bees in the U.S., how they got here, and how they became a key part of our food system in just 150 years. #bees #honeybees
Jennie Durant
Jennie Durant
When honey bees get sick, their beekeepers turn to the nation’s premier bee research and disease diagnosis lab for help. That crucial resource is now disappearing.
theconversation.com
When honey bees get sick, their beekeepers turn to the nation’s premier bee research and disease diagnosis lab for help. That crucial resource is now disappearing.
When honey bees get sick, their beekeepers turn to the nation’s premier bee research and disease diagnosis lab for help. That crucial resource is now disappearing.
theconversation.com
A revealing investigation into how industrial farming poses a growing threat to America's bees.
Bitter Honey by @jenniedurant.bsky.social is now available (21 July UK pub).
Find it here: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
#Agriculture #Bees
Big agriculture is killing our bees. We’ll all pay the price | Jennie Durant
@jenniedurant.bsky.social explores the honey bee’s journey to America.
@newscientist.com recommends Bitter Honey by @jenniedurant.bsky.social, calling it "a great exposé of the true cost of industrially farming US honeybees." Check out the full review here:
We’re thinking about the crisis facing pollinators all wrong. And we’ve come to a crucial moment
Over the past 150 years, honey bees have become the cornerstone of US agriculture. Beekeepers now crisscross the country in semi-trucks to pollinate our crops, towing thousands of bee colonies from…
Jennie Durant's Bitter Honey is a great exposé of the true cost of industrially farming US honeybees, finds Thomas Lewton. But the book's grim figures of bee death alone may not prompt deep change –…
